It’s never been easier to measure oil quality – and take appropriate action
Frontline International, creator of smart cooking oil management solutions for foodservice kitchens, makes it easy to put the “Q”uality back in fryer oil with the FryQ™ Oil Management System. FryQ raises cooking oil I.Q. with two unique options to put foodservice operators in the driver’s seat. The system easily reads total polar material (TPM), the most accurate measure of oil quality. FryQ helps operators maintain oil freshness and food quality, keeping customers satisfied and protecting their brand!
FryQ™ gives operators two choices for their oil care.
With FryQ™ Basic, the TPM wand is inserted into the fryer, where it takes a measure of oil health. Data is then shown in the FryQ wand’s built-in display window.
Advanced FryQ™ Connect is smart and automated. Information collected by the TPM wand is fully analyzed by proprietary software able to remotely trigger recommended actions displayed on the external FryQ monitor. FryQ Connect ties to the kitchen’s complete cooking oil system—boxed oil supply, fryer vats, and used oil tanks—to monitor oil quality, usage, and volume. A single FryQ Connect system is compatible with multiple fryer vats.
FryQ Connect’s display panel uses large, easy-to-understand icons that employees can learn in minutes. Icons offer suggested next steps so employees can easily maintain oil quality and freshness. The FryQ display informs employees when vat needs to be drained or fresh oil needs to be added. Employees can initiate the action, automatically, from the display panel with the press of a button.
In addition to controlling cooking oil freshness, FryQ Connect acts as a valuable data collection tool. It tracks and logs oil used and oil disposed, down to the vat and down to the minute. It coordinates with renderers for pickups, and controls the lock to make collection safe, easy, and profitable. Operators can use this data to make better-informed decisions about oil selection, equipment upgrades, and even see if a vat is in need of repairs. They’ll know precisely when oil needs changing and filters need replacing.
Total polar material of cooking oil includes monoglycerides, diglycerides, free fatty acids, aldehydes, and ketones that show up as oil is used and breaks down. Measuring the amount of these in the oil provides the most accurate picture of cooking oil’s freshness. Typically, once oil reaches a TPM rate in the range of 25% to 27%, it is time to discard the oil.
The FryQ System brings data-driven oil management to today’s foodservice kitchens.
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